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Istanbul on the Nile

Many Egyptian military officers and some civilian politicians are interested in replicating the so-called Turkish model for Egypt, in which the military would play a leading role in guiding society

The revenge of 10 children with nails removed

Ten children living in the Syrian city of Daraa were inspired by the Arab Spring and wrote an expression of freedom on walls. They were arrested by the intelligence agency.

Benny Morris: The pseudo-liberal, the bona-fide fascist

Benny Morris, a Zionist historian turned fascist, has been trying so desperately to convince the English-speaking world that Jewish fascism, otherwise known as Zionism, is totally compatible with western liberal

Israel worried about consolidation of Erdoganism

Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has privately voiced his government's worries about the consolidation of "Erdoganism" in Turkey following Sunday's referendum which gave Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan additional

Iraq’s Shi’a Leadership Crisis & the Iranian End Game

Iraq’s “Shi’a House” (Al-Bayt Al-Shi’i) is in a state of political turmoil. After enduring 1300 years of subjugation before their ascent to power in 2005, Iraq’s Shi’a are on the

Interview with Gerhard Schweizer

Sabre-rattling in its foreign affairs and power struggles in its domestic politics are prompting many observers to wonder where exactly Turkey is heading. The cultural historian Gerhard Schweizer, an authority

Interview with Ruprecht Polenz

Chairman of the German Bundestag's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ruprecht Polenz, argues in favour of Turkish accession to the EU, and grapples with negative western perceptions of the nation, as

Weekend march calls on Turks and Kurds to end violence

Turkish and Kurdish activists carried banners calling for all round peace as they marched in central Istanbul over the weekend

Savior movements

We can say that after surviving this last nationalist trauma, we have experienced with the Kurdish issue, we may move toward regional integration in line with the spirit of the

Amnesty says Kurds trial in Syria a farce

The trial of five members of the Kurdish minority in Syria began again on Tuesday amidst much international rights groups’ frustration. London-based Amnesty International called on Syria’s Supreme State Security